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Rent controls in London would backfire, like they always do

  “Rent controls in London could bring ‘immense economic costs’ and increase ‘social segregation’, finds new report”   Courtesy of the IEA   Calls from politicians, including the Mayor of London, to introduce rent caps are misguided and would impose immense economic and social costs on the capital, according to a new report from Swedish think […]

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Zero carbon rule would just make UK housing (even more) unaffordable

  IEA: UK housing market needs “less red tape, not more” By Dr. Kristian Niemietz, courtesy of IEA   Responding to the Labour Party’s pledge to make all new homes zero carbon within three years, Head of Political Economy at the Institute of Economic Affairs Dr Kristian Niemietz stated:   What the UK housing market […]